Nonooa Rock
| Language of origin | Not defined: Indigenous origin |
| Feature Type: | Rock (1) - Small mass of rock usually projecting above the water surface. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | Entrance to Nanoose Harbour, S of Wallis Point, Nanaimo Land District |
| Tags: | Indigenous |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 49°15'59"N, 124°06'04"W at the approximate centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92F/8 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Adopted 10 August 1944 on 92F/8 as submitted by Hydrographic Services. May have previously appeared as North Rock as labeled on Chart 3517 "Nanoose Harbour." Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |
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"Nanoose Bay was locally known as 'Nonooa' in 1853 by the officers of the Hudson's Bay Company after the [local Indigenous nation] who considered themselves a part of the [Snuneymuxw nation]." Source: BC place name cards & correspondence, and/or research by BC Chief Geographer & Geographical Names Office staff. |